Microtan 65

“Like many microcomputers of the time, the **Microtan 65** was available in kit form, so you could build it yourself, or as a pre-assembled unit. The system was based on the **MOS 6502** and was introduced by **Tangerine**, who would later go on to create the [Oric-1 and Oric Atmos](https://ramokromok.com/platforms/oric/) computers.

## Emulating
The best [standalone emulator for the Microtan 65 was created by Geoff Macdonald](http://www.geoff.org.uk/microtan/using_the_emulator.htm), and is available for Windows. Although written twenty years ago, it runs fine on Windows 10.

No standalone Mac OS emulators for the Microtan 65 seem to exist.

Platform | Emulator | Notes
:- | – | –
Windows / Mac OS / Linux | [MAME/MESS](https://www.mamedev.org) | Good Support. Setname: `microtan`
Windows | [Tangerine Microtan 65 Emulator](http://www.geoff.org.uk/microtan/using_the_emulator.htm) | by Geoff Macdonald
Java | [Microtan Java Emulator](http://oric.free.fr/microtan/microtan_java.html) | –
Retroarch | lr-mess | Presumed Possible. Not yet tested.
RetroPie | lr-mess | Presumed Possible. Not yet tested.
*Emulator Information Last Updated: 13th March 2020*

## Tech
Name | Microtan 65
:- | –
**Origin** | United Kingdom
**Processor** | MOS 6502
**Memory** | 1KB RAM, 1KB ROM. Expandable to 48KB RAM, 14K ROM
**Display Output** | TV via RF Modulator
**Display Size** (characters) | 32 Columns x 16 Rows
**Colours** | Monochrome
**Storage** | Cassette (via TANEX expansion board); Disk (via expansion board)
**Cost** (October 1981) | Pre-built: £79 + VAT (£90.85); Kit: £69 + VAT (79.35)
**Dedicated Publications** | Tansoft Gazette, TUG (Tangerine Users Group) News, Microtan World

## Resources
* [Geoff Macdonald’s Tangerine Microtan 65 webpages](http://www.geoff.org.uk/microtan/)
* [www.microtan.UKPC.net](http://www.microtan.ukpc.net)”